jamboinglasgow Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Mine would be "my journey." It is overused a lot in tv talent shows where a contestant goes about how they developed over the show as their journey. But it is even worse in documentries. where they are all about the presenter going on a journey to learn about a topic, traveling all over the country/world and at the end concluding that on their journey in this program they have learnt much. There is something that grates about it. So what phrases or words would others ban or at least limit on tv? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible_groaning_noise Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 The word 'gate' after any minor scandal, does ma nut in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boozyjambo Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I would ban the word "literally" from not just tv, but everywhere. If folk would try using "figuratively" instead, they'd be correct about 90% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad von Carstein Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Not a word, but a way of speaking - when yoofs are on telly with that stupid "innit" accent which has become very prevalent in eastenders (the bursd watches this tosh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Chimp Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 But it is even worse in documentries. where they are all about the presenter going on a journey to learn about a topic, traveling all over the country/world and at the end concluding that on their journey in this program they have learnt much. There is something that grates about it. So what phrases or words would others ban or at least limit on tv? You hate people going on a journey then saying they've been on a journey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Hibs/Hibernian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:shitwine: Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Any of the shit slang words you hear on TOWIE and the like (e.g. 'totes' and 'emosh'). Mainly because *******s at my work are starting to speak like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moz Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Awesome Innit Amazeballs Who the feck started Amazeballs and thought it was something truly magnificent..?? so, so many others as well...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandt Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Viral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdougg Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Not so much on TV, but fowk in my work always say "caveat" & it pisses me right off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Banter. Feckin hate that word. It's just so shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychocAndy Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 On TV, The Women of ......... The Mrs watches all of this shite. Seemingly there is different ones but they all look the same to me. Thank God for laptops. internet, kickback and porn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoseLikeMahe Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 'At the end of the day...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 "To vote for......" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 You hate people going on a journey then saying they've been on a journey? could have worded it better. More the fact of having to make the program a journey for the presenter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Believer Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Blessed. "I feel so blessed" **** off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boaby Ewing Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Soulmates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxteth O'Grady Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Not on TV but there were 4 lassies on my bus home today that used the word LIKE to the excess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Root Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Anything French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambogaz1968 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Go compare, Your alright(McD's) does my the head in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 "My ploova" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Pope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Folk who under any circumstances use "simples". TBH, its usually found on Kickback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley_ Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Folk who under any circumstances use "simples". TBH, its usually found on Kickback. Came onto the thread to post this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I hate Davie Provan and I hate when he says "he should have used a bit of cut swerve" Cut swerve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:shitwine: Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Folk who under any circumstances use "simples". TBH, its usually found on Kickback. Bang on the ******* cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighusref Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 "Could of" Or "lol" from the whole world, never mind TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester™ Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Banter. Feckin hate that word. It's just so shite. 'At the end of the day...' "Could of" Or "lol" from the whole world, never mind TV. All of the above. Can I add 'basically' to the list?! That is incredibly annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notts1874 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 People who say AKS whem they are trying to say ASK. Winds me right up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CostaJambo Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Not on TV, in fact I have seen it on here quite a bit, but for some inexplicable reason it makes my blood boil when people call tickets 'briefs'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argyjambo Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Mostly on sports based TV & Radio the phrase " to be fair" mostly used completely out of context and adds absolutely feck all to whats being said or discussed. Why is it only moronic football types seem to use this expression? Really really annoys me (to be fair). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester™ Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Not on TV, in fact I have seen it on here quite a bit, but for some inexplicable reason it makes my blood boil when people call tickets 'briefs'. Thats a redtop phrase that seems to be used a bit too widely. You nearly make up a whole conversation using tabloidisms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandt Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Not on TV, in fact I have seen it on here quite a bit, but for some inexplicable reason it makes my blood boil when people call tickets 'briefs'. Or seeing pants labeled briefs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 'And How' Commonly used by Martin Tyler. Dunno why, but it just pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiewave Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Do you know what? This precedes a mildly defiant statement. Misuse of "refute". Any speech or writing that is not the product of thought but of being a moron. The yap-yap-yappiness of television is awful. I now get up and leave the room if it's on. I hate about 95% of humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Thor Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 People that start a reply or sentence with 'so'. ****s. It's another lazy arsed americanism adopted by the hard of thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobboM Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 "Legend" ... or even more so "a true Legend" Really???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiewave Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Starting a sentence "Okay...". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Numbers Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 People who say AKS whem they are trying to say ASK. Winds me right up!! People who say WHEM when they are trying to say WHEN. Winds me right up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Is Back Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Ant and Dec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I would ban the word "literally" from not just tv, but everywhere. If folk would try using "figuratively" instead, they'd be correct about 90% of the time. Yup. I heard some supposedly hot-shot lawyer being interviewed on TV a couple of days ago saying that a family he was representing were "literally on tenterhooks"..... Also saying 'good' instead of 'well' when someone asks you how you are. People who say 'he's went' instead of 'he's gone' (almost invariably Weegie footballers) and then they talk about a si' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 a si' yashun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroondoonhamer Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Chillax makes me do anything but chillax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I hate Davie Provan and I hate when he says "he should have used a bit of cut swerve" Cut swerve! He's one of the worst. "The term world class is used far too often but that was....." It's not. You use that phrase to often. Cliched pish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos_1874 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Repeatedly using "totes" or "totally" really winds me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Moss Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Not really TV, and I don't know why, but the word 'so' in certain circumstances gets me. For starters, people who say 'ever so' do my head in. Also people saying 'thank you SO much' in an attempt to sound more sincere actually sound far less sincere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of The Cat Cafe Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 "Sooner rather than later" gets on my wick. I would ban it sooner rather than, er, um.... Also hate it when people say they will "try and" do something when they literally (!) mean "try to". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 "Even", as in "What does that even mean...?" (and said in annoying "innit" accent), or any similar usage. In that context it's an entirely superfluous and meaningless word within the sentence, whose only purpose is to feck me right off. Similarly, any variation on the "I'm loving it..." phrase. Not content with inflicting their godawful "food" upon a nation, McDonalds has to crap all over the English language too? "I'm loving it..." Really? At this very moment, you are engaged in the action of "loving" whatever "it" is...??? Or, and this is rather more likely, do you simply feel the emotion of love for "it"? "Love" can be a verb; "loving" cannot. Both almost certainly Americanisms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougiea Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 using 'wur' instead of 'our' GRRRRRRR!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euan Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Mine would be "my journey." It is overused a lot in tv talent shows where a contestant goes about how they developed over the show as their journey. But it is even worse in documentries. where they are all about the presenter going on a journey to learn about a topic, traveling all over the country/world and at the end concluding that on their journey in this program they have learnt much. There is something that grates about it. So what phrases or words would others ban or at least limit on tv? Agree wholeheartedly with this. I'd also add the "confidence" absolutely EVERYBODY seems to gain from appearing on a TV show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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